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Windham County Connecticut
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CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS

HALE COLLECTION

“Ames Cemetery” in
Sterling, Ct., located in North part of town.

Ames, Antho------, died Apr. 26, 1795, age 89 yrs, marker broken off
Ames, John, son of John & Mary, died Apr. 3, 1780, age 7 yrs
Ames, John, died Nov. 30, 1807, age 78 yrs
Ames, Mary, wife of John, died Sept. 30, 1773, age 39 yrs
Ames, William, died Sept. 25, 1806, age 24 yrs

“Arnold Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located in Northwest part of town.  

Arnold, Brinton, died June 18, 1869, age 88 yrs 1 mo
Arnold, Harriet, died Mar. 9, 1849, age 13 yrs
Arnold, Lester N., died Sept. 16, 1879, age 71 yrs 8 days
Arnold, Mary, wife of Brinton, died July 4, 1874, age 92 yrs 9 mos

Dixon, Harriet M., daughter of Horace & Martha, died May 20, 1849, age 5 yrs 11 mos 25 days
Dixon, William B., son of Horace & Martha, died May 19, 1849, age 3 yrs 9 mos

2 graves, plain stone, no inscription


“Ball Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located outside of Riverside Cemetery.

Ball, William E., born Mar. 23, 1861, died June 6, 1933


“Benadam Gallup Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located South part of town.

Gallup, Benadam, born 1761, died 1850, stone erected in memory of Benadam Gallup who settled on this location

(Apparently he was not buried here, but buried in some other part of the town.)


“Bennett Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located in Northeast part of town.

Bennett, Hannah, widow of Josiah, died Dec. 20, 1820, age 43 yrs
Bennett, Josiah, died June 19, 1810, age 83 yrs


“Field Stones Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located at North part of town.

Field stones


“French Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located in Northeast part of town.  

French, infant son of Calvin W. & Betsey E., died Dec. 12, 1842
French, Almira, wife of Henry A. Whitman, died Feb. 14, 1889, age 49 yrs 6 mos 14 days
French, Calvin W., born Nov. 30, 1810, died Jan. 2, 1903

Whitman, Henry A., died July 29, 1890, age 47 yrs
Whitman, Rosie A., daughter of Henry A. & Almira M. Whitman, died June 23, 1887, age 13 yrs 2 mos


“French-Green Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located ½ mile from main road.

Cahoon, Esek G., son of Essek B. & Lydia A., died Mar. 5, 1858, age 5 yrs 5 mos 16 days

French, Hezekiah, died Oct. 15, 1865, age 82 yrs 10 mos
French, Joanna, wife of Hezekiah, died Nov. 29, 1845, age 57 yrs

Greene, infant daughter of Daniel D. & Lydia A., died Sept. 15, 1843
Greene, Daniel, son of Daniel & Pamelia B., died Sept. 1, 1843, age 23 yrs


“Griffiths Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located Northeast part of town.

Brown, infant of Leonard & Reba Brown

Griffiths, Abigail, daughter of Southward, died June 29, 1816, age 33 yrs
Griffiths, Abigail, wife of Southward, died June 17, 1830, age 61 yrs
Griffiths, Albert P., son of George & Dorcas
Griffiths, Anne, daughter of George Jr., infant child
Griffiths, Anne, daughter of George Jr., infant child
Griffiths, Catharine, daughter of George & Dorcas
Griffiths, Dorcas, wife of George, born Feb. 9, 1806, died Apr. 26, 1888

Griffiths, Esek, died Mar. 20, 1832, age 35 yrs
Griffiths, Hannah, daughter of George Jr., infant child
Griffiths, Jared, died June 27, 1863, age 37 yrs, G.A.R. marker, Company G., 26th Connecticut Volunteers Infantry, Civil War
Griffiths, Reba A., daughter of George & Dorcas, died Sept. 27, 1851, age 12 yrs
Griffiths, Reverend Silas, born Apr. 27, 1837, died Feb. 5, 1922
Griffiths, Southward, Captain, died July 11, 1837, age 77 yrs, G.A.R. marker, Revolutionary War
Griffiths, Susan, daughter of George & Dorcas
Griffiths, Winfield S., died Nov. 1931, age 71 yrs, no stone yet

Owen, Almira, died Apr. 12, 1838, age 14 mos


“Hall-Fuller Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located in North part of town.  

Fuller, Jared P., son of Parker & Sophia, born Aug. 25, 1843, died Oct. 6, 1863, Company D., 5th Volunteers Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers Infantry, G.A.R. marker, Civil War
Fuller, Mary E., daughter of Parker & Sophia, born Jan. 23, 1846, died Oct. 4, 1852
Fuller, Parker H., born Oct. 4, 1813, died Aug. 1885
Fuller, Sophia, wife of Parker H., born Sept. 18, 1813, died Dec. 16, 1891

Rhodes, Alfred, son of William, born Oct. 17, 1809, died Mar. 20, 1847
Rhodes, Almira, daughter of William, born Dec. 11, 1807, died Oct. 4, 1842
Rhodes, Amey Y., wife of William, born Oct. 19, 1787, died Apr. 19, 1836

Rhodes, Mary, daughter of William, born July 11, 1811, died Oct. 18, 1837
Rhodes, William, born Apr. 13, 1780, died Jan. 13, 1852
Rhodes, William Jr., son, born July 16, 1816, died June 1, 1835
(family plot, all names on one monument)


“Hunt Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located South of Center.  

Hunt, Jonathan, died Sept. 1, 1866, age 81yrs 7 mos
Hunt, Lydia W., daughter of Warren C. & Roxana, died Nov. 20, 1854, age 21 yrs 10 mos 20 days
Hunt, Roxana, wife of Warren C., died Sept. 15, 1887, age 78 yrs
Hunt Warren C., died July 28, 1888, age 76 yrs

“Potter Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located in North part of Center of town.  

Arnold, Jemima, wife of Benjamin, died Nov. 29, 1829, age 60 yrs
Arnold, R.

Potter, Asa, died Oct. 29, 1852, age 70 yrs
Potter, Frank W., son of Albert S. & Elizabeth S., died 1869, age 20 yrs

Potter, Herbert S., son of Albert S. & Elizabeth S., died Aug. 26, 1842,
age 4 yrs 7 mos 29 days
Potter, Osmond D., born Dec. 3, 1822, died Sept. 1, 1887
Potter, Ruth S., wife of Asa, died Oct. 11, 1871, age 84 yrs

Several graves unmarked, cemetery in dilapidated state


“Williams Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located in West part of town.

Boyd, James, son of Joseph & S., died Mar. 31, 1796, age 9 yrs

Williams, William, died June 14, 1799, age 80 yrs

About 6 graves, no stones


“Wright Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located near #7


Hall –Fuller. Wright, Almira, wife of Gardner, died Oct. 14, 1842, age 34 yrs

(other graves, but not marked)


“Young Cemetery”
Sterling, Ct., located in Northeast part of town.

Graves, Sarah, wife of Stephen, died Jan. 7, 1811, age 32 yrs

Young, Jonah, son of Mary & Jonah, died Feb. 16, 1807, age 10 yrs
Young, Margaret, wife of Stephen, died Aug. 18, 1822, age 36 yrs 8 mos
Young, Mary, wife of Jonah, died Feb. 23, 1835, age 80 yrs
Young, Polly, daughter of Mary & Jonah, died Jan. 30, 1808, age 22 yrs
Young, Stephen, died Aug. 18, 1852, age 82 yrs 7 mos

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